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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('intro_to_nx/uiu_ov_uicomponents_m.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">The figure below shows the basic components of the NX main window.</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Component</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Graphics Window Title Bar displays the following information for the current part file: The name of the current displayed part The name of the current work part If the work part is read only If the work part has been modified since it was last saved Note: If a part is out-of-date due to out-of-date mating conditions or WAVE-linked geometry, the system displays an exclamation point next to the part name.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Menubar is the horizontal menu of options displayed at the top of the main window directly below the title bar. Menubar options are called menu titles and each corresponds to an NX functional category. Each menu title provides access to a pulldown menu of choices.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Graphics Window is where you create, display, and modify parts.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Toolbars are a row of icons you can use to activate standard NX menu items. NX comes with a large selection of toolbars, several of which are displayed when you start NX.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Resource Bar combines a number of pages in one common place using very little user interface space. NX places all navigator windows in the Resource Bar, as well as the History Palette, a training page, and the Web Browser. By default, the system locates the Resource Bar on the right side of the NX window. You can also locate it on the left side using Preferences&rarr;User Interface.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Cue Line displays at the bottom or top of the main NX window. The Cue area displays prompt messages about expected input by the current option. These messages indicate the next action you need to take. You can change the Cue/Status position using the Tools&rarr;Customize dialog.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Status Line, located to the right of the Cue area, displays information messages about the current option or the most recently completed function. These messages do not require a response.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Progress Meter displays in the Cue Line when the system performs a time-consuming operation, such as loading a large assembly. The meter shows the percentage of the operation that has been completed. When the operation completes, the system displays the next appropriate cue.</p>
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